Igor Berdichevski | |
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Country | Russia |
Born | Moscow, Russia | July 15, 1964
Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
FIDE rating | 2555 (December 2023) |
Peak rating | 2555 (May 2022) |
Igor Berdichevski (born July 15, 1964, Moscow, Russia) [1] is a Russian chess grandmaster, author, and FIDE Trainer. He received the grandmaster title in 1996. [2] Berdichevski retired from international chess play in 2002. He is the author of an encyclopedia on Jewish chess players, Modern Practice 1 Nc6 (1998), and World Chess Championship Matches (2002). [3]
Tournament Name | Year | ELO | Points |
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Ilyumzhinov Cup | 2006 | 2555 | 5.5 |
Moscow CCC-ch | 1991 | 2340 | 2.0 |
Moscow op | 1990 | 2340 | 5.0 |
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